Additional
Information: Eli Whitney (1765-1825) started school at Yale in New Haven, Connecticut in 1789, graduating at the age of 27. He is known for inventing a machine that could clean cotton of its seed, which revolutionized the cotton industry.
Whitney, Eli Sites:
Eli Whitney Eli Whitney: Biographical information from the Connecticut Humanities Council. (Whitney, Eli) http://www.ctheritage.org/encyclopedia/ct1763_1818/whitney.htm
Grave of Eli Whitney Grave of Eli Whitney: Photos from the Grove Street Cemetery in New Haven, Connecticut. (Whitney, Eli) http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1099
Additional
Information: Eli Whitney (1765-1825) started school at Yale in New Haven, Connecticut in 1789, graduating at the age of 27. He is known for inventing a machine that could clean cotton of its seed, which revolutionized the cotton industry.
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